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Capturing Sounds in a Shrinking World

Capturing Sounds in a Shrinking World. Producing An Aesthetics Generating Machine “The World Jukebox”. David Leonnig Assignment 4: Aesthetics Artifact Machine

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Capturing Sounds in a Shrinking World

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  1. Capturing Sounds in a Shrinking World • Producing An Aesthetics Generating Machine “The World Jukebox” David Leonnig Assignment 4: Aesthetics Artifact Machine ATEC 6331 Aesthetics of Interactive Arts

  2. For Centuries, Capturing the World’s Essence. . .

  3. Was All About Being There • Leif Ericson www.Scandinavia.com/culture/history/vinland.htm

  4. Was All About Being There • Marco Polo

  5. Was All About Being There • Albert Schweitzer www.afterimagegallery.com/smithprints.htm

  6. Sounds Have Been Recorded Since the 19th Century • Thomas A. Edison http://www.menloparkmuseum.org/

  7. Meaningful Cultural Artifacts Arrived Soon After • John and Alan Lomax http://www.loc.gov/folklife/lomax/americansouth/sound/Leadbelly-Midnight%20Specialedit.mp3

  8. Worldwide Natural Sounds Proliferate • Dr. Bernie Krause:Wild Sanctuary http://earth.wildsanctuary.com/

  9. …and Computers Across the Globe Make it Possible Museums Exist Only For Personal Stories • Museum of the Person • Our Stories: Listen, Learn, Live (affiliated with Story Corps)http://www.ourstories.org/ http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-1069348599554557942

  10. More Children Use Laptops in Developing Countries • One Laptop Per Child • Self-Contained Learning Tools • Self-Recording Ability http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fSgQEKAZFqs http://laptop.org/en/

  11. Globally, More Children and Adults Have Cell Phones • Distance Learning • Interactivity • Self-Recording Ability http://www.hastac.org/node/1881

  12. The World Jukebox - Accessible from Any Handheld • Works Via Cellular or Internet Service • Real Time Updates from Global Locations • Only Available to Developing Nations

  13. The World Jukebox - Artifacts Generated • Local Stories, Songs, Rituals Music - Repository by Country • Use Limited to Those Attending Schools • Each Upload Limited to 3 minute

  14. The World Jukebox - The Output • User generated content from innocents • Stories organically developed without outside intervention • Authentic communications and cultural artifacts

  15. The World Jukebox May Someday Look Like This Where the Hell is Matt? (2008) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zlfKdbWwruY

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